Locally Crafted

There’s a 24-hour French Bakery and Café that’s way more than an all hours go-to for a hot meal, a cup of coffee, or a strong WiFi signal. Amélie’s , located in NoDa (short for North Davi...

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In Charlotte, North Carolina, a design company is changing how people experience and interact with nature through laser cut wooden jewelry, cork wallets, home décor and custom work. Grounded in ...

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It’s been less than four years since Lexington, Kentucky started granting permits for food trucks. Today, there are over 30 trucks roaming the streets, ranging in style from Mexican to Greek to...

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There’s a new food movement emerging in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it’s being led by people like Ann Jacks and her company, Grass-Fed Productions/Rootdown Foods. Check out the photo essay...

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The late 1920s were a time of change in Northern Georgia, as the Tennessee Valley Authority built four dams, forever changing the landscape and economy where rivers flowed from the base of the Ap...

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In Lexington, Kentucky, located off the eastern side of the University of Kentucky campus, there’s a small office. On the outside it could be mistaken for any number of different kinds of small...

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Wildflowers are an iconic part of Texas culture. Each spring—starting in the southern part of the state, then moving northward through Hill Country and up to Dallas—the annual bluebonnet bloo...

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HE FOUND HIS CALLING INSIDE A STONE . In Tryon, North Carolina, stone sculptor Dale Weiler is discovering all kinds of life and beauty hidden inside of stones.

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IT’S NOT JUST AN ART. IT’S AN AWAKENING. Take a sneak peek at Dale Weiler of Tryon, North Carolina, a stone sculptor who didn’t discover his passion until later in life.

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The year was 1995 – a bygone era during which TV shows could only be watched exactly when they were on, music only existed on CDs and cassettes, and pet supplies could only be procured via a vi...

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When Fritz and Catherine Gusmer left New Jersey behind for life in South Carolina, there was one tradition they couldn’t go without. “Growing up, as with most people from the North, they went...

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In the heart of Lexington, Kentucky, there’s a coffee shop exactly like all the rest in town. Except that it’s not at all. Sure, it serves caffeine in a myriad of forms but immediately upon e...

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In 1948, Lexington, Kentucky saw the opening of the Lyric Theatre , the first – and at the time, the only – venue in the city that permitted African-American patrons. During its early years, ...

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Barbershop. Whether your knee-jerk associations with the word are of red, white, and blue spinning poles and floors littered with hair clippings or of groups of men in straw hats singing tightl...

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FROM SOMETHING BROKEN TO SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL. In Charlotte, North Carolina, multimedia artist Tom Thoune of Sweet Gum is taking broken bits of things found and things given in order to make ne...

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BREAKING ART TO MAKE ART Take a sneak peek at Sweet Gum of Charlotte, North Carolina, a mosaic artist who takes what’s broken and turns it into something beautiful.

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Legendary folk artist Howard Finster created album covers for R.E.M. and Talking Heads , contributed paintings to the Library of Congress, was profiled in Life and Esquire, and appeared on the ...

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Since the early 1990s, the once struggling railroad and factory city of Chattanooga, Tennessee has seen a steady and inspiring amount of unique growth. The opening of the Tennessee Aquarium in 19...

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PRESERVING ART AND WONDER. In Charlotte, North Carolina, Jim Goodwin started Carolina Ships In Bottles in order to pursue his passion for maritime crafts and to preserve the art of making exq...

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SOMETIMES HISTORY IS PRESERVED IN A BOTTLE. Take a sneak peek at Carolina Ships In Bottles of Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the few makers of ships in bottles left in the world.

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